India, Sept. 26 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh recalled the role of MiG-21 fighter jets during the 1971 India-Pakistan war and how the outcome of the war was determined the day the fighter jets attacked the Governor's House in Dhaka.

While bidding farewell to the last fleet of Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jets in Chandigarh, the defence minister said, "Who can forget the 1971 war. During the war with Pakistan, in adverse circumstances, the MiG-21 attacked the Governor's House in Dhaka, and on that very day, it outlined the result of that war."

He added that the MiG-21 fighter jets have upheld the honour of the Indian flag every time there has been a historic mission. "Besides this, in its long history, there have been many such ...